Well in my continued quest for the best cup of coffee, a colleague caught my interest explaining how he only makes coffee with a French Press. Well, I went out to get one. Found one for about 15 dollars at Target, nothing fancy but works well. Amazon has the same one on the attached ad. Did not have any whole beans at the time so through some Maxwell House Slow Roast in the container, filled with near boiling water, stirred, waited patiently for 4 minutes, pressed the plunger and voila, one of the best cups of coffee I have every had. The press retains all the oils, and richness that the coffee can offer.
As a result I have also rediscovered the Porto Rico Import Company in NYC. They have great weekly and monthly deals on whole bean blends. I prefer the City Roasts, and the Mocha Java and Northeast blends are very good. On sale they are as little as $3.99 per pound. This week their Vienna Columbian is on sale for $3.99, $5.99 for decaf. Give them a try.
French Press coffee